Comic-Con: Red alert as ticketing system crashes (again)

Whatever it is they say about third times clearly doesn’t apply to the Comic-Con online ticketing system, which has once again crashed as hordes of fans attempt to buy passes to the annual San Diego nerd extravaganza.

Twice before, technical glitches forced organizers of the July 21-24 event to cancel registration within hours of opening it. This time they hooked up with sales website TicketLeap in hopes that it would better funnel the streams of hopefuls to the original partner EPIC Registration, a set-up that many worried would be too convoluted.

Minutes before the 9 a.m. Saturday start, the site was telling users that it was “currently over capacity” and to try again momentarily. Some buyers saw a page saying “We’ll be right back. TicketLeap is currently down for maintenance…”

Comic Con organization screwed up big time this year. A lot of the fans that have attended for years have been shut out of the upcoming event because of this ticket debacle. The Comic-Con.org people don't care about the con anymore or their fans. It will still be an overcrowded event and a lot of people will be getting rich off of it. Instead of the celebration of the popular arts it will be the celebration of the popular currency. Comic Con, you guys screwed the pooch!!!! Was it worth it?

Comic Con organization screwed up big time this year. A lot of the fans that have attended for years have been shut out of the upcoming event because of this ticket debacle. The Comic-Con.org people don't care about the con anymore or their fans. It will still be an overcrowded event and a lot of people will be getting rich off of it. Instead of the celebration of the popular arts it will be the celebration of the popular currency. Comic Con